April 17th - Progress

Two of Clubs - Progress
19 - Bruce Springsteen Song


Didn't quite get inspiration from The Boss on this one, but enjoy in it in its unfinished form. For the final, expect horn fills, Max Weinberg drum-kit heroics, and overt repetition of the word "night."




Back on I-195 (Hit The Road)

Magic in the air the first night we met

On the boardwalk at the shore

You were no stranger to summers there

But my family was too poor

Didn't stop me when I turned seventeen

I had one thing on my mind

Jumped in Tommy's beat-up Pontiac

And left the plant behind

Oohhh

I had no idea Maggie I'd find you that night

Cruising in Asbury Park

But on the beach all it took was one look

And we were kissing in the dark

Lying on the sweating sand together

Eyes to the stars

We broke into an abandoned beach house

Then into Tommy G's car

Driving back to your house in Hewlitt

In the early morning dew

I kissed you on your front porch, Maggie

Saying "I'll come back for you"

Oohhh

I said

Don't worry bout our parents

We won't walk the path that they trode

We'll shine much brighter

And if we get bored

Baby we can hit the road

At the factory I spent the winter,

Body burning for you

A brutal day's work

But the only way I knew

(She has an argument with her parents and leaves home. Gives up her five-town affluence to come to poor suburb of Trenton to live with him)

Saying "I only wanna be with you"

Oohhh

I said

The burden's sure heavy but

I'll shoulder it, no matter the load

We'll burn on forever

And if it strikes us

Baby we can hit the road

(They get married in a rush, and despite being poor, they live a pretty charmed life. Protagonist is even singled out by his boss for promotion)

"I got big plans for you kiddo

Boy your too smart for the floor"

(Protagonist almost puches boss, cause his father worked on the floor for thirty years, but takes promotion to make more money for his family. Can't believe life turned out this way, but will do anything to keep Maggie from working.)

Saying "I'll provide for you"

Oohh

I said

Success is a puzzle but

Someday we'll crack the code

We'll keep on burning baby

And if it comes to it

Baby we can hit the road

(Bridge: Despite profits, factory closes and moves to Mexico. Tommy G possibly loses a hand in the machinery. Basically everything goes to shit.)

She said

Baby you could try your luck at the nuclear plant

I'm willing to share the load

I'll clean houses, be a waitress

Whatever it takes

To stay off the cruel road

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Check out the Springsteen song from last year


Some great Springsteen homages:
Dylan/Petty
Stiller
Muppets


Another poem coming here later today...
In the meantime, check out April 17th's poem from last year.